Master Staps:Activite Physique Adaptee Et Sante

Avignon Universite, at its Avignon Cedex 1 site in France, offers the Master Staps:Activite Physique Adaptee Et Sante (Adapted Physical Activity and Health), a program within the discipline of sports and exercise science applied to health. This field studies how physical activity can be adapted for people with disabilities, chronic illness, or age-related limitations, combining exercise physiology, rehabilitation principles, and health promotion. Typical subjects include the physiology of exercise, program design for people with specific health conditions, rehabilitation techniques, and the social and psychological dimensions of physical activity for populations with particular needs. Students learn to assess an individual's physical capacities, design exercise programs adapted to health conditions or disabilities, and work alongside healthcare professionals to support recovery or long-term health management through movement. The discipline sits between sports science and healthcare, preparing graduates to bridge exercise expertise with therapeutic and health-promotion goals. Graduates commonly work as adapted physical activity specialists, rehabilitation coordinators, or health-promotion officers within hospitals, rehabilitation centers, sports organizations, or public health programs. Others take up roles supporting elderly care or disability services through structured physical activity. This is a master's-level program for students who already hold a degree in sports science or a related field. It runs for two years and is positioned to begin in September, with annual tuition of 250 EUR. Instruction is delivered in French, so students should be prepared to study physiological and health-related material in that language throughout the program.